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New Zealand has suspended millions in funding to the Cook Islands over its growing China ties
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who is on his first official visit to China, said the Cook Islands had not been transparent ...
New Zealand, the Cook Islands' biggest funder, halts money to the Pacific nation over its China ties
New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made ...
New Zealand halts Cook Islands funding over China deals
New Zealand's latest move also comes as Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is on an official visit to China, where he will meet ...
Mark Brown: Cook Islands 'not consulted' on NZ-China agreements
The Cook Islands prime minister has suggested a double standard after the New Zealand government cut its development ...
New Zealand suspends Cook Islands funding over China ties
STORY: New Zealand has suspended millions in budget funding to the Cook Islands over that nation's growing ties with ...
New Zealand pauses Cook Island aid over China deals
New Zealand has said it will pause funding to the Cook Islands until it can take a closer look at these deals.New Zealand's ...
New Zealand halts funding to Cook Islands over former colony's deepening ties with China
New Zealand has halted funding to the Cook Islands over what it considers the small Pacific nation's deepening ties with ...
New Zealand suspends US$10.97 million Cook Islands funding over China deal
We “will also not consider significant new funding until the Cook Islands government takes concrete steps to repair the ...
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New Zealand Freezes Aid to Cook Islands Over China Pact, Demands Restoration of Trust
New Zealand has halted $11m aid to Cook Islands after secretive China deals spark fears of growing regional influence ...
New Zealand halts Cook Islands funding in stoush over China
New Zealand has paused nearly $20m of core sector support funding for the Cook Islands, after its government signed ...
New Zealand halts millions of dollars in aid to Cook Islands over deals with China
The self-governing Cook Islands, a country of 17,000 people, has a “free association” relationship with its former colonial ...
New Zealand freezes funding to Cook Islands over closer China ties
The Cook Islands is one of New Zealand’s closest allies in the Pacific. Wellington controlled the territory, which has a population of about 27,000, until 1965. The countries now have a “free ...